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Sly & the Family Stone’s Stand: Filing a Groove-Based Petition for a Better World
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (1069+ words) There are families you're born into, and families you assemble out of talent, trust, and necessity. Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart had both. Growing up in the San Francisco suburb of Vallejo, the Stewart kids absorbed music the way most kids…...
Atlanta shows how housing bipartisanship can work
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (744+ words) Bipartisanship in America can be difficult to find these days and we need more of it. In Washington, D.C., the federal government is only recently reopened after a record shutdown that saw both parties posture for the cameras." But in Atlanta,…...
Emory’s Rose Library partners with Atlanta airport for EarWax Records hip hop exhibit
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (620+ words) For the first time, items from Emory's'Rose Library'will be on exhibit at the world's busiest airport, where millions of travelers coming through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport can take a break and explore materials about the history of hip hop in…...
A few states, including Georgia, to suffer most from end of subsidies
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (387+ words) When the Affordable Care Act subsidies end next week, nearly 300,000 people in Massachusetts and 400,000 in Pennsylvania could see their premiums skyrocket. In Georgia, the number affected will be up around 1.3 million. This is why it doesn't go far enough to…...
Atlanta Mayor Dickens envisions Downtown as a vibrant transit hub
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (1217+ words) Imagine Downtown Atlanta as fulfilling its historic legacy as a hub for local, regional and intercity transit. This is not just wishful thinking. In the past month, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens shared his desire for Amtrak to move its Atlanta…...
Atlanta Is Facing a Homelessness Crisis - Hope Atlanta Has a Solution
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (301+ words) By Kellie Glenn, Chief Development Officer, Hope Atlanta That question changed everything for me. I also realized something else: I could never raise funds for an organization unless I believed completely in its mission and saw its impact firsthand. I…...
Invest Atlanta gives St. Mark AME Church $60,000 for emergency repairs
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (471+ words) On Dec. 18, the Invest Atlanta board sent $60,000 in funds from the Westside TAD to help stabilize the historic ruins of St. Mark AME Church and prevent the stone walls from collapsing. According to Invest Atlanta documents, the funds will pay…...
Interim city manager promises scrutiny and public input in College Park
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (544+ words) College Park Interim City Manager Michael Hicks said he plans to take a more scrutinizing approach to city budgets and spending than previous administrations, and work respectfully with Mayor Bianca Motley Broom. A 2024 council ordinance limiting the mayor's ability to…...
Atlanta has spoken, housing affordability ranks as our city’s most pressing issue
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (286+ words) Housing affordability has risen to the top of the list of concerns for metro Atlanta residents, according to new findings from the Atlanta Regional Commission's (ARC) Metro Atlanta Speaks Survey "that were presented at the Atlanta Regional Housing Forum on…...
‘The Housemaid’ is deliciously trashy
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (381+ words) (L-R) Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried in "The Housemaid." (Photo by Daniel McFadden/Lionsgate) " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/saportareport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/housemaid-unit-250125-00267rc.webp?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/saportareport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/housemaid-unit-250125-00267rc.webp?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1" /> There is something to be said for a good, old fashioned trashy movie. I'm not talking "guilty pleasures" (I don't really believe…...